The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1159 concerning juvenile expungements and firearm matters authored by Rep. Schaibley. The bill would require juvenile courts to transmit information to Office of Judicial Administration for transmission to NICS upon finding of a delinquent act that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult, allows the court to … [Read more...] about Juvenile expungements and firearms matters
Criminal
Failure to yield to emergency vehicles
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1225 concerning failure to yield to emergency vehicles authored by Rep. McNamara. The bill provides for a Level 6 felony when a person fails to yield to an emergency vehicle and causes serious bodily injury or death to any person operating, occupying, or affiliated with the emergency vehicle. The committee discussed an a … [Read more...] about Failure to yield to emergency vehicles
Jail overcrowding
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1346 concerning jail overcrowding authored by Rep. Frye. The bill was filed based on recommendations from the Jail Overcrowding Task Force and addressed recommendations regarding data collection for sheriffs, creating a workgroup under the Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council (JRAC) to address jail overcrowding, and for a pilot … [Read more...] about Jail overcrowding
Review of criminal penalties during the interim
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code heard SB 14 for the review of criminal penalties in the interim for amend and vote only. The bill, authored by Sen. M. Young, Sen. Bray, and Sen. Lanane, specifies that it is the policy of the general assembly that every provision affecting criminal penalties in a bill shall be reviewed and approved by the interim study committee … [Read more...] about Review of criminal penalties during the interim
Expungement timing
The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Code heard SB 47 authored by Sen. Freeman regarding expungement timing. The bill provides that if a court reduces a Class D or Level 6 felony to a misdemeanor, the five-year waiting period for expungement begins the date of the felony conviction and not on the date the felony was converted to a misdemeanor. This bill arose from a … [Read more...] about Expungement timing